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EN 1.7706 Steel vs. EN 1.0596 Steel

Both EN 1.7706 steel and EN 1.0596 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7706 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0596 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 97.1
96.8 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0